The historic market town of Aylsham in north Norfolk is this year celebrating 20 years as a Cittaslow and Slow Food town. To mark the occasion, we are planning a series of food-based events and activities including the first International … Continued
It’s over for another year and we thank the hundreds of people who came to the 18th Aylsham Food Festival and all the traders who contributed as well as the entertainers who made the weekend so special. Nearly 100 guests … Continued
They came from near and far carrying their precious gastropod racers in lettuce-lined butter tubs and Perspex boxes. It was the morning of the second Great Aylsham Snail Race in the Market Place in August and entrants aged from three … Continued
Preparations are underway for the “slowest and silliest” race on Saturday 3 August at the Food & Craft Market just outside Aylsham Town Hall, when live snails will compete for the coveted “Lettuce Pot”. Organised by Slow Food, whose logo … Continued
Where can you get a restaurant-style three-course meal for £18 including a show, free outdoor entertainment as you shop in the market, and the best hangover cure for a Sunday morning? Welcome to the annual three-day Aylsham Food Festival, which … Continued
Many Ukrainian guests enjoyed the Full English experience at the Aylsham Food Festival Big Slow Brunch. Hosted by Slow Food Aylsham, they joined nearly 100 Aylsham guests for the last event of the three-day Festival for the traditional fry-up or … Continued
It’s a must on any dedicated foodie’s calendar, the three-day Aylsham Food Festival will be held in its traditional slot on the first weekend of October, starting Friday 30 September to 2 October.
It was the first outing by SFA for a long time – a tour and tastings at the award-wining Norfolk vineyard of Winbirri. A hot and sunny May afternoon surrounded by vines, it could have been the sultry plains of … Continued
The three-day Aylsham Food Festival bounced back to its traditional calendar slot in October after a two-year Covid-induced absence. And it was a celebration of the community fellowship that saw the town come together to help those in need during … Continued